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Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 633. This year King Edwin (age 47) was slain by Cadwalla and Penda, on Hatfield moor, on the fourteenth of October [Note. Some sources say 12th October 633]. He reigned seventeen years. His son Osfrid was also slain with him. After this Cadwalla and Penda went and ravaged all the land of the Northumbrians; which when Paulinus saw, he took Ethelburga (age 28), the relict of Edwin, and went by ship to Kent. Eadbald and Honorius received him very honourably, and gave him the bishopric of Rochester, where he continued to his death.
On 14th October 962 Gerloc aka Adela Normandy Duchess Aquitaine (age 50) died.
On 14th October 984 Archbishop Ælfheah (age 31) was consecrated Bishop of Winchester.
On 14th October 1066 the Norman army led by King William "Conqueror" I of England (age 38) defeated the English army of King Harold II of England (age 44) at the 14th October 1066 Battle of Hastings fought at Senlac Hill Hastings. Aimery Thouars (age 42), Ralph de Gael 2nd Earl East Anglia (age 24), Eustace Flanders II Count Boulogne (age 51), William Fitzosbern 1st Earl Hereford (age 46), Geoffrey Chateaudun II Count Mortain III Count Perche, William Warenne 1st Earl of Surrey, Raoul Tosny, Robert Beaumont 1st Earl of Leicester Count Meulan (age 26), Hugh Grandesmil (age 34), Roger "The Great" Montgomery 1st Earl of Shrewsbury (possibly), Robert Mortain Count Mortain 1st Earl Cornwall (age 35) and Bishop Odo of Bayeux fought for William.
King Harold II of England was killed. Earl Wessex, Earl Hereford extinct.
Leofwine Godwinson 2nd Earl Kent (age 31) was killed. Earl Kent extinct.
His brothers Gyrth Godwinson Earl East Anglia (age 34) and Engenulphe Aigle (age 56) were killed.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 14th October 1066. Meantime Earl William (age 38) came up from Normandy into Pevensey [Map] on the eve of St. Michael's mass; and soon after his landing was effected, they constructed a castle at the port of Hastings. This was then told to King Harold (age 44); and he gathered a large force, and came to meet him at the estuary of Appledore. William, however, came against him unawares, ere his army was collected; but the king, nevertheless, very hardly encountered him with the men that would support him: and there was a great slaughter made on either side. There was slain King Harold, and Leofwin (age 31) his brother, and Earl Girth (age 34) his brother, with many good men: and the Frenchmen gained the field of battle, as God granted them for the sins of the nation. Archbishop Aldred and the corporation of London were then desirous of having child Edgar (age 15) to king, as he was quite natural to them; and Edwin and Morkar promised them that they would fight with them. But the more prompt the business should ever be, so was it from day to day the later and worse; as in the end it all fared. This battle was fought on the day of Pope Calixtus: and Earl William returned to Hastings, and waited there to know whether the people would submit to him. But when he found that they would not come to him, he went up with all his force that was left and that came since to him from over sea, and ravaged all the country that he overran, until he came to Berkhampstead; where Archbishop Aldred came to meet him, with child Edgar, and Earls Edwin and Morkar, and all the best men from London; who submitted then for need, when the most harm was done. It was very ill-advised that they did not so before, seeing that God would not better things for our sins. And they gave him hostages and took oaths: and he promised them that he would be a faithful lord to them; though in the midst of this they plundered wherever they went.
Chronicon ex Chronicis. 14th October 1066. While these events were passing, and when the king (age 44) might have supposed that all his enemies were quelled, he received intelligence of the arrival of William (age 38), earl of Normandy, with an innumerable host of horsemen, slingers, archers, and foot soldiers, having taken into his pay auxiliary forces of great bravery from all parts of France; and that he had moored his fleet at a place called Pevensey [Map]. Thereupon the king led his army towards London by forced marches; and, although he was very sensible that some of the bravest men in England had fallen in the two [recent] battles [Battle of Fulford and 25th September 1066 Battle of Stamford Bridge], and that one half of his troops was not yet assembled, he did not hesitate to meet the enemy in Sussex, without loss of time; and on Saturday, the eleventh of the calends of November [Note. 22nd October.The battle was fought on the 14th of October.], before a third of his army was in fighting order, he gave them battle at a place nine miles from Hastings, where they had built a fort. The English being crowded in a confused position, many of them left their ranks, and few stood by him with resolute hearts: nevertheless he made a stout resistance from the third hour of the day until nightfall, and defended himself with such courage and obstinacy, that the enemy almost despaired of taking his life. When, however, numbers had fallen on both sides, he, alas! fell at twilight. There fell, also, his brothers, the earls Gurth (age 34) and Leofric (age 31), and almost all the English nobles. Earl William led his army back to Hastings.
| Cum dux prospexit regem super ardua montis | When the Duke beheld the King upon the steep of the hill, |
| Acriter instantes dilacerare suos. | Fiercely tearing into his men who pressed around him. |
| Advocat Eustachium : linquens ibi prælia Francis, | He calls Eustace, who, leaving there the fight among the Franks, |
| Oppressis validum contulit auxilium. | Brought strong aid to the hard-pressed. |
| Alter ut Hectorides, Pontivi nobilis heres, | Another, like the son of Hector, the noble heir of Ponthieu, |
| Hos comitatur Hugo promtus in officio; | Hugo, swift in service, accompanies them; |
| Quartus Gilfardus, patris a cognomine dictus : | The fourth was Giffard, bearing his father's name: |
| Regis ad exitium quatuor arma ferunt. | Four warriors together bear arms for the King's destruction. |
| Ast alii plures ; aliis sunt hi meliores. | Yet there were many others, but these were better than the rest. |
| Si quis in hoe dubitat, actio vera probat : | If anyone doubts it, the deed itself bears true witness: |
| Per nimias cedes nam bellica jura tenentes | For through excessive slaughter, those who upheld the laws of war |
| Heraldus cogit pergere carnis iter. | Harold compels to take the path of flesh [i.e. to die]. |
| Per clipeum primus dissolvens cuspide pectus | He, the first to pierce the shield and breast with his spear, |
| Effuso madidat sanguinis imbre solum. | Soaks the ground with a rain of blood poured forth. |
| Tegmine sub gales caput amputat ense secundus, | Beneath the covering of his helmet, the second [warrior] severs the head with his sword, |
| Et telo ventris tercius exta rigat: | And with a weapon the third pierces and drenches his entrails; |
| Abscidit coxam quartus, procul egit ademptam. | The fourth cuts off his thigh, and hurls it far away. |
| Taliter occisum terra cadaver habet. | Thus the earth holds the corpse of the slain. |
| Fama volans " Heraldus obit" per prealia sparsit : | The rumour, flying, "Harold is dead," spreads through the ranks of battle; |
| Mitigat extemplo corda superba timor ; | Straightway fear softens proud hearts; |
| Bella negant Angli, veniam poscunt superati : | The English refuse further war and, conquered, beg for mercy: |
| Vivere diffisi, terga dedere neci. | Despairing of life, they turn their backs to death. |
History of the Dukes of Normandy by William of Jumieges. Thus, on the 14th of October, Almighty God punished in various ways a great number of sinners from both armies. For, giving themselves over to all their fury, the Normans on that Saturday slew many thousands of Englishmen, those who long before had unjustly put to death the innocent Alfred, and who, on the previous Saturday, had mercilessly slain King Harold, Earl Toustain, and many other men. Therefore, on the following night, the same Judge avenged the English by casting the furious Normans headlong into a pit which swallowed them up in their blindness; for, in contempt of the divine law, they had coveted the goods of others with immoderate greed, and, as the Psalmist says, "their feet were swift to shed blood." For this reason they met upon their path with ruin and calamity.
Ainsi, le 14 octobre, le Dieu tout-puissant punit de diverses manières un grand nombre de pécheurs, de chacune des deux armées; car, se livrant à toute leur fureur, les Normands tuèrent dans la journée du samedi plusieurs milliers d'Anglais, qui long-temps auparavant avaient injustement mis à mort l'innocent Alfred, et, le samedi précédent, avaient massacré sans pitié le roi Hérald, le comte Toustain et beaucoup d'autres hommes. Aussi la nuit suivante, le même juge vengea-t-il les Anglais, en précipitant les Normands furieux dans un gouffre qui les engloutit en aveugles; car, au mépris des commandemens de la loi, ils convoitaient le bien d'autrui avec une ardeur immodérée, et, comme dit le Psalmiste, leurs pieds furent rapides pour aller verser le sang. C'est pourquoi ils rencontrèrent sur leur chemin la ruine et les calamités.
On 14th October 1153 Archbishop Henry Murdac died at Beverley [Map]. He was buried at York Minster [Map].
Letters. 14th October 1274. Note. The year could be 1274-1279. Letter XV. Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England (age 33) to Robert Burnell Lord Chancellor (age 35).
Eleanora, by God's grace qaeen of England, lady of Ireland, and duchess of Aquitaine to lord Robert Burnell, sends loving greeting.
We require and affectionately entreat you to give counsel and assistance to this affair, that the transgression injuriously committed against the bearer of these presents, the servant of the lady Constance1 our cousin, which Master John Painter Clarell will shew you, may be reasonably redressed. For the confidence which we have in your benevolence is the cause why we so often direct to you our prayers on behalf of our friends. And do you for love of us give such diligence in this affair, that we may henceforth be bound to you by special favour. Given at Guildford [Map], xiiij day of October.
1. There is much discussion among historians as to which Constance is being referred to here. Also which Eleanor wrote the letter: Eleanor of Provence or Eleanor of Castile..
Collectanea by John Leland [1502-1552]. James Duglas, and Thomas Randol Capitaines of the Scottes seyng this, made a greate Rode into Northumbreland, and destroiyng the Contery aboute went forth to Northalreton, and brent it. And King Edward seyng this, reysid his Host beyond Trent, and they encounterid with the Scottes at Beighlande Abbaye xv Dayes after Michelmes1, and there were the Englisch menne discumfited. And there John of Bretayne (age 56) Erle of Richemont, Ennemy to Thomas Lancastre, was taken Prisoner, and after delyverid for a great Raunsom went yn to Fraunce, and never returnid in to England agayn.
Note 1. The Battle of Old Byland was fought on the 14th October 1322.
Patent Rolls. 14th October 1380. Westminster. Pardon, at the supplication of the king's kinswoman, Margaret, countess of Norfolk, to William Seman, of Hunden, for the death of Richard Redlasch, killed on the day of St. Blaise [3rd February], 51 Edward III. Renewed because sealed at another time by p.s
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On 14th October 1404 Marie Valois Anjou Queen Consort France was born to King Louis of Naples (age 27) and Yolande Barcelona Queen Consort Naples (age 23). Coefficient of inbreeding 4.77%.
On 14th October 1499 Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France was born to Louis XII King France (age 37) and Anne of Brittany Queen Consort France (age 22). Coefficient of inbreeding 5.00%.
On 14th October 1501 Andrew Albret was born to Jean III King Navarre (age 32) and Catherine Grailly I Queen Navarre (age 33).
On 14th October 1524 Elizabeth Oldenburg was born to King Frederick I of Denmark (age 53) and Sophie of Pomerania Queen Consort of Denmark and Sweden (age 26).
Henry Machyn's Diary. 14th October 1552. The xiiij day of October was depossyd of ys bysshope-pryke the good bysshope of Duram (age 78), and whent unto the Towre agayn, and so remanyth stylle.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 14th October 1554. The xiiij day of October dyd pryche in the shruds [shrouds] the good bysshope of Durram, Donstall (age 80), that was Sonday.
Before 14th October 1586 Walter Mildmay (age 65) went to Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire [Map] to inform Mary Queen of Scots (age 43) of her forthcoming trial in which he subsequently took part as one of the special commissioners.
On 14th October 1586 Henry Compton 1st Baron Compton (age 42), Lewis Mordaunt 3rd Baron Mordaunt (age 48), Henry Wentworth 3rd Baron Wentworth (age 28), Christopher Wray (age 62), John Stourton 9th Baron Stourton (age 33) and Edward Zouche 11th Baron Zouche Harringworth (age 30) sat in judgement on Mary Queen of Scots (age 43) in the Presence Chamber of Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire [Map].
Anthony Browne 1st Viscount Montagu (age 57), George Clifford 3rd Earl of Cumberland (age 28), Henry Clinton 2nd Earl Lincoln (age 45), Henry Grey 6th Earl Kent (age 45), Edward Manners 3rd Earl of Rutland (age 37), Henry Stanley 4th Earl of Derby (age 55), Ambrose Dudley 3rd Earl Warwick (age 56), George Talbot 6th Earl of Shrewsbury (age 58), Edward de Vere 17th Earl of Oxford (age 36), William Somerset 3rd Earl of Worcester (age 60), William Cecil 1st Baron Burghley (age 66), Henry Herbert 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 48) and Thomas Bromley (age 56) were present on the side of the Presence Chamber of Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire [Map].
John St John 2nd Baron St John (age 51) was present on the left side of the Presence Chamber of Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire [Map].
John Stourton 9th Baron Stourton was a juror.
Edward Manners 3rd Earl of Rutland was a commissioner.
On 14th October 1608 Robert "The Elder" Peake (age 57) was paid £7 for "pictures made by His Highness' (age 14) command".
On 14th October 1609 Ernest Günther Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg was born to Alexander Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg (age 36) and Dorothea Schwarzburg Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg (age 30).
On 14th October 1610 Anne of Denmark Queen Consort Scotland England and Ireland (age 35) gave Dorothy Bulstrode (age 18) a gown of black satin.
In 1611 Maximilian Colt (age 36) carved 'a crown on the head of the Duke of York's (age 10) barge,' and in the following years he was employed in decorating the king's and queen's private barges. The last payment for this work was made on 14th October 1624.
On 14th October 1618 Gervase Clifton 1st Baron Clifton (age 48) stabbed himself to death in the Fleet Prison [Map]. His daughter Katherine (age 26) succeeded 2nd Baroness Clifton of Leighton Bromswold in Huntingdonshire. According to a letter from Reverend Thomas Lorkin the date was the 5th of October and the location "at his lodgings in Holborn" - see Letter.
On 14th October 1619 Cardinal Ludovic Stewart 10th Lord Aubigny was born to Esmé Stewart 3rd Duke Lennox (age 40) and Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox (age 27) at March House.
On 14th October 1630 Electress Sophia Palatinate Simmern was born to Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine (age 34) and Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia (age 34). She a granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
On 14th October 1631 Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark (age 74) died.
On 14th October 1632 Francis Lorraine II Duke Lorraine (age 60) died. His son Charles (age 28) succeeded II Duke Lorraine. Nicole Lorraine Duchess Lorraine (age 24) by marriage Duchess Lorraine.
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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 14th October 1633 James, Duke of York was born to King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 32) and Henrietta Maria Bourbon Queen Consort England (age 23) at St James's Palace [Map]. He was created 1st Duke York at birth by his father.
On 14th October 1642 Richard Newport 1st Baron Newport (age 55) was created 1st Baron Newport of High Ercall in Shropshire; by King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 41) in return for having provided £6000 for the purchase of artillery before the Battle of Edge Hill.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 14th October 1660. To White Hall chappell, where one Dr. Crofts (age 57) made an indifferent sermon, and after it an anthem, ill sung, which made the King laugh. Here I first did see the Princess Royal since she came into England. Here I also observed, how the Duke of York and Mrs. Palmer (age 19) did talk to one another very wantonly through the hangings that parts the King's (age 30) closet and the closet where the ladies sit. To my Lord's, where I found my wife, and she and I did dine with my Lady (my Lord dining with my Lord Chamberlain (age 58)), who did treat my wife with a good deal of respect. In the evening we went home through the rain by water in a sculler, having borrowed some coats of Mr. Sheply. So home, wet and dirty, and to bed.
John Evelyn's Diary. 14th October 1660. Axtall (age 38), Carew (age 38), Clement (age 66), Hacker, Hewson [Note. Evelyn possibly wrong here since John Hewson died in 1662], and Peters (age 62), were executed.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 14th October 1663. Up and to my office, where all the morning, and part of it Sir J. Minnes (age 64) spent, as he do every thing else, like a fool, reading the Anatomy of the body to me, but so sillily as to the making of me understand any thing that I was weary of him, and so I toward the 'Change [Map] and met with Mr. Grant (age 43), and he and I to the Coffee-house, where I understand by him that Sir W. Petty (age 40) and his vessel are coming, and the King (age 33) intends to go to Portsmouth, Hampshire [Map] to meet it.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 14th October 1665. But my heart and head to-night is full of the Victualling business, being overjoyed and proud at my success in my proposal about it, it being read before the King (age 35), Duke (age 32), and the Caball with complete applause and satisfaction. This Sir G. Carteret (age 55) and Sir W. Coventry (age 37) both writ me, besides Sir W. Coventry's letter to the Duke of Albemarle (age 56), which I read yesterday, and I hope to find my profit in it also. So late home to bed.
On 14th October 1666 Bishop John Warner (age 85) died. Monument in Rochester Cathedral [Map].
Bishop John Warner: On or before 17th September 1581 he was born. He was baptised at St Clement Danes on 17th September 1586. On 13th November 1637 Bishop John Warner was elected Bishop of Rochester. On 14th January 1638 Bishop John Warner was consecrated Bishop of Rochester. Samuel Pepys' Diary. 4th October 1660. This morning I was busy looking over papers at the office all alone, and being visited by Lieut. Lambert of the Charles (to whom I was formerly much beholden), I took him along with me to a little alehouse hard by our office, whither my cozen Thomas Pepys the turner had sent for me to show me two gentlemen that had a great desire to be known to me, one his name is Pepys, of our family, but one that I never heard of before, and the other a younger son of Sir Tho. Bendishes, and so we all called cozens. After sitting awhile and drinking, my two new cozens, myself, and Lieut. Lambert went by water to Whitehall, and from thence I and Lieut. Lambert to Westminster Abbey, where we saw Dr. Frewen translated to the Archbishoprick of York. Here I saw the Bishops of Winchester, Bangor, Rochester, Bath and Wells, and Salisbury, all in their habits, in King Henry Seventh's chappell [Map]. But, Lord! at their going out, how people did most of them look upon them as strange creatures, and few with any kind of love or respect.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 14th October 1667. Thence with Sir Thomas Allen (age 34), in a little sorry coach which he hath set up of late, and Sir Jeremy Smith, to White Hall, and there I took water and went to Westminster Hall [Map], and there hear that the House is this day again upon the business of giving the King (age 37) the thanks of the House for his speech, and, among other things, for laying aside of my Chancellor (age 58).
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 14th October 1667. Thence I to Mrs. Martin's, where by appointment comes to me Mrs. Howlett, which I was afraid was to have told me something of my freedom with her daughter, but it was not so, but only to complain to me of her son-in-law, how he abuses and makes a slave of her, and his mother is one that encourages him in it, so that they are at this time upon very bad terms one with another, and desires that I would take a time to advise him and tell him what it becomes him to do, which office I am very glad of, for some ends of my own also con sa fille, and there drank and parted, I mightily satisfied with this business, and so home by water with Sir W. Warren, who happened to be at Westminster, and there I pretty strange to him, and little discourse, and there at the office Lord Bruncker (age 47), W. Pen, T. Hater and I did some business, and so home to dinner, and thence I out to visit Sir G. Carteret (age 57) and ladies there; and from him do understand that the King (age 37) himself (but this he told me as a great secret) is satisfied that this thanks which he expects from the House, for the laying aside of my Chancellor (age 58), is a thing irregular; but, since it is come into the House, he do think it necessary to carry it on, and will have it, and hath made his mind known to be so, to some of the House. But Sir G. Carteret do say he knows nothing of what my Lord Bruncker told us to-day, that the King was angry with the Duke of York (age 34) yesterday, and advised him not to hinder what he had a mind to have done, touching this business; which is news very bad, if true. Here I visited my Baroness Carteret (age 65), who hath been sick some time, but now pretty well, but laid on her bed.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 14th October 1667. Thence to Westminster Hall [Map], and there walked with Mr. Scowen, who tells me that it is at last carried in the House that the thanks shall be given to the King (age 37)-among other things, particularly for the removal of my Chancellor (age 58); but he tells me it is a strange act, and that which he thinks would never have been, but that the King did insist upon it, that, since it come into the House, it might not be let fall.
Samuel Pepys' Diary. 14th October 1667. Thence to my Lord Crew (age 69), to see him after my coming out of the country, and he seems satisfied with some steps they have made in my absence towards my Lord Sandwich's (age 42) relief for money: and so I have no more to do, nor will trouble myself more about it till they send for me. He tells me also that the King (age 37) will have the thanks of the House go on: and commends my Lord Keeper's speech for all but what he was forced to say, about the reason of the King's sending away the House so soon the last time, when they were met, but this he was forced to do.
John Evelyn's Diary. 14th October 1675. Dined at Kensington with my old acquaintance, Mr. Henshaw (age 57), newly returned from Denmark, where he had been left resident after the death of the Duke of Richmond, who died there Ambassador.
John Evelyn's Diary. 14th October 1688. The King's (age 55) birthday. No guns from the Tower as usual. The sun eclipsed at its rising. This day signal for the victory of William the Conqueror against Harold, near Battel, in Sussex. The wind, which had been hitherto west, was east all this day. Wonderful expectation of the Dutch fleet. Public prayers ordered to be read in the churches against invasion.
On 14th October 1688 Joachim von Sandrart (age 82) died.
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On 14th October 1736 Charles Le Gros of Croftwight (age 85) died. On 4th February 1758 Elizabeth Turner (age 63) died. They were buried at All Saints Church, Narborough [Map].
Charles Le Gros of Croftwight: Around 1651 he was born. Before 14th October 1736 he and Elizabeth Turner were married. The difference in their ages was 22 years.
Elizabeth Turner: Around 1673 she was born to William Turner of North Elmham.
On 14th October 1742 Catherine Ponsonby Duchess St Albans was born to William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough (age 38) and Caroline Cavendish Countess Bessborough (age 23).
On 14th October 1784 Ferdinand VII King Spain was born to Charles IV King Spain (age 35) and Maria Luisa of Parma (age 32). Coefficient of inbreeding 7.98%.
On 14th October 1799 Frederica Hohenzollern was born to Frederick William III King Prussia (age 29) and Queen Louise of Prussia (age 23).
On 14th October 1824 Julius Glücksburg was born to Friedrich Wilhelm Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg (age 39) and Louise Caroline Hesse-Kassel Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg (age 35). He a great x 2 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
Greville Memoirs. 14th October 1831. The town continues quite quiet; the country nearly so. The press strain every nerve to produce excitement, and the 'Times' has begun an assault on the bishops, whom it has marked out for vengeance and defamation for having voted against the Bill. Althorp and Lord John Russell (age 39) have written grateful letters to Attwood as Chairman of the Birmingham Union, thus indirectly acknowledging that puissant body. There was a desperate strife in the House of Lords between Phillpotts and Lord Grey, in which the former got a most tremendous dressing. Times must be mightily changed when my sympathies go with this bishop, and even now, though full of disgust with the other faction, I have a pleasure in seeing him trounced. The shade of Canning may rejoice at the sight of Grey smiting Phillpotts. Even on such a question Phillpotts was essentially in the right; but he lost his temper, floundered, and got punished. It was most indecent and disgusting to hear Brougham from the Woolsack, in a strain of the bitterest irony and sarcasm, but so broad as to be without the semblance of disguise, attack the bench of bishops. I am of opinion that it would have been far better never to have let them back into the House of Lords, but now that they are there I would not thrust them out, especially at this moment. Lord Grey in this debate gave no handle certainly, for he interposed in their favour, and rebuked Lord Suffield, who attacked them first, and told him he was out of order, and then Phillpotts very foolishly attacked him.
On 14th October 1835 Joseph John Elliott was born.
On 14th October 1851 Sydney Charlotte Montagu Countess Kintore was born to George Montagu 6th Duke Manchester (age 52) and Harriet Sydney Dobbs Duchess Manchester (age 17).
On 14th October 1879 Thomas John Clapperton was born to John William Clapperton at Galashiels, Roxburghshire.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 14th October 1896 Alice Helleu was born to Paul César Helleu (age 36) and Alice Guérin (age 26).
On 14th October 1898 Ivor Charles Spencer-Churchill was born to Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill 9th Duke of Marlborough (age 26) and Consuelo Vanderbilt Duchess of Marlborough (age 21). The Duke's secondd wife Gladys Deacon (age 17) apparently later implied that Ivor's father was Winthrop Rutherford (age 36); source unknown.
The London Gazette 27208. The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Captain Charles FitzClarence (age 34). On the 14th October, 1899, Captain FitzClarence went with his squadron of the Protectorate Regiment, consisting of only partially trained men, who had never been in action, to the assistance of an armoured train which had gone out from MafeKing. The enemy were in greatly superior numbers, and the squadron was for a time surrounded, and it looked as if nothing could save them from being shot down. Captain FitzClarence, however, by his personal coolness and courage inspired the greatest confidence in his men, and, by his bold and efficient handling of them, not only succeeded in relieving the armoured train, but inflicted a heavy defeat on the Boers, who lost 50 killed and a large number wounded, his own losses being 2 killed and 15 wounded. The moral effect of this blow had a very important bearing on subsequent encounters with the Boers.
On the 27th October, 1899, Captain FitzClarence led his squadron from MafeKing across the open, and made a night attack with the bayonet on one of the enemy's trenches. A hand-to-hand fight took place in the trench, while a heavy fire was concentrated on it from the rear. The enemy was driven out with heavy loss. Captain FitzClarence was the first man into the position and accounted-for four of the enemy with his sword. The British lost & killed and 9 wounded. Captain. FitzClarence was himself: slightly wounded. With reference to these two actions, Major General Baden-Powell states that had this Officer not shown an extraordinary spirit and fearlessness the attacks would have been failures, and we should have suffered heavy loss both in men and prestige.
On the 26th December, 1899, during the action at Game Tree, near MafeKing, Captain FitzClarence again distinguished himself by his coolness and courage, and was again wounded (severely through both legs).
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On 14th October 1940 Peter Ross (age 34) was killed in action.
On 14th October 1959 Thomas Cospatric Hamilton-Spencer-Smith 6th Baronet (age 41) died. Probably suicide by posioning. His son John (age 12) succeeded 7th Baronet Hamilton-Spencer-Smith of Tring Park in Hertfordshire.
On 14th October 1960 William Waldorf Astor 3rd Viscount Astor (age 53) and Janet Bronwen Alun-Pugh Viscountess Astor (age 30) were married. She by marriage Viscountess Astor. The difference in their ages was 22 years.
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Janet Bronwen Alun-Pugh Viscountess Astor: On 6th June 1930 she was born. On 28th December 2017 she died.
On 14th October 1404 Marie Valois Anjou Queen Consort France was born to King Louis of Naples (age 27) and Yolande Barcelona Queen Consort Naples (age 23). Coefficient of inbreeding 4.77%.
On 14th October 1499 Claude Valois Orléans Queen Consort France was born to Louis XII King France (age 37) and Anne of Brittany Queen Consort France (age 22). Coefficient of inbreeding 5.00%.
On 14th October 1501 Andrew Albret was born to Jean III King Navarre (age 32) and Catherine Grailly I Queen Navarre (age 33).
On 14th October 1524 Elizabeth Oldenburg was born to King Frederick I of Denmark (age 53) and Sophie of Pomerania Queen Consort of Denmark and Sweden (age 26).
On 14th October 1609 Ernest Günther Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Augustenburg was born to Alexander Oldenburg I Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg (age 36) and Dorothea Schwarzburg Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg (age 30).
On 14th October 1619 Cardinal Ludovic Stewart 10th Lord Aubigny was born to Esmé Stewart 3rd Duke Lennox (age 40) and Katherine Clifton Duchess Lennox (age 27) at March House.
On 14th October 1619 John Bright 1st Baronet was born to Stephen Bright and Joan Westby.
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The Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough, a canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: "In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed." Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 14th October 1630 Electress Sophia Palatinate Simmern was born to Frederick Palatinate Simmern V Elector Palatine Rhine (age 34) and Princess Elizabeth Stewart Queen Bohemia (age 34). She a granddaughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland.
On 14th October 1633 James, Duke of York was born to King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland (age 32) and Henrietta Maria Bourbon Queen Consort England (age 23) at St James's Palace [Map]. He was created 1st Duke York at birth by his father.
On 14th October 1672 William Legge 1st Earl Dartmouth was born to George Legge 1st Baron Dartmouth (age 25) and Barbara Archbold Baroness Dartmouth (age 22).
On 14th October 1712 George Granville was born to Richard Granville (age 34).
On 14th October 1726 Admiral Charles Middleton 1st Baron Barham was born to Robert Middleton of Bo'ness and Helen Dundas.
On 14th October 1742 Catherine Ponsonby Duchess St Albans was born to William Ponsonby 2nd Earl Bessborough (age 38) and Caroline Cavendish Countess Bessborough (age 23).
On 14th October 1749 Edmund Bacon 9th and 8th Baronet was born to Castel Bacon of Raveningham (age 36).
On 14th October 1757 Charles Abbot 1st Baron Colchester was born.
On 14th October 1760 Edward Nightingale 10th Baronet was born to Gamaliel Nightingale (age 29).
On 14th October 1776 Robert Farquhar was born to Walter Farquhar 1st Baronet (age 38) and Anne Stevenson.
On 14th October 1781 William Beauchamp-Proctor 3rd Baronet was born to Thomas Beauchamp-Proctor 2nd Baronet (age 25) and Mary Palmer Lady Beauchamp-Proctor (age 21).
On 14th October 1783 Archibald Primrose 4th Earl Rosebery was born to Neil Primrose 3rd Earl Rosebery (age 54) and Mary Vincent Countess Rosebery (age 31).
On 14th October 1784 Ferdinand VII King Spain was born to Charles IV King Spain (age 35) and Maria Luisa of Parma (age 32). Coefficient of inbreeding 7.98%.
On 14th October 1784 George Henry Compton Cavendish was born to George Augustus Henry Cavendish 1st Earl Burlington (age 30) and Elizabeth Compton Countess Burlington (age 24).
On 14th October 1790 Harriett Bouverie Countess Camden was born to Bartholomew Bouverie (age 36) and Mary Arundell (age 33).
On 14th October 1793 Thomas John Kemp 11th Baronet was born to William Robert Kemp 9th Baronet (age 48) and Sarah Adcock Lady Kemp.
On 14th October 1799 Frederica Hohenzollern was born to Frederick William III King Prussia (age 29) and Queen Louise of Prussia (age 23).
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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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On 14th October 1809 John George Brabazon Ponsonby 5th Earl Bessborough was born to John Ponsonby 4th Earl Bessborough (age 28) and Maria Fane (age 22).
On 14th October 1821 Alfred Erasmus Dryden 8th and 5th Baronet was born to Reverend Henry Dryden 3rd Baronet (age 34).
On 14th October 1824 Julius Glücksburg was born to Friedrich Wilhelm Glücksburg Duke Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg (age 39) and Louise Caroline Hesse-Kassel Duchess Schleswig Holstein Sonderburg Glücksburg (age 35). He a great x 2 grandson of King George II of Great Britain and Ireland.
On 14th October 1835 Joseph John Elliott was born.
On 14th October 1835 Margaret Jean Trevelyan Lady Holland was born to Charles Edward Trevelyan 1st Baronet (age 28) at Calcutta, India.
On 14th October 1835 William Molyneux 4th Earl Sefton was born to Charles William Molyneux 3rd Earl Sefton (age 39).
On 14th October 1836 Randolph Stewart 11th Earl Galloway was born to Randolph Stewart 9th Earl Galloway (age 36) and Harriet Blanche Somerset Countess Galloway (age 25) at Galloway House. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.58%.
On 1st September 1843 Walter Grindlay Simpson 2nd Baronet was born to James Young Simpson 1st Baronet (age 32). He was baptised on 14th October 1843.
On 14th October 1846 Vauncey Harpur-Crewe 10th Baronet was born to John Harpur Crewe 9th Baronet (age 22) and Eliza Lovell Lady Harpur.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 14th October 1851 Sydney Charlotte Montagu Countess Kintore was born to George Montagu 6th Duke Manchester (age 52) and Harriet Sydney Dobbs Duchess Manchester (age 17).
On 14th October 1854 Henry Waldegrave 11th Earl Waldegrave was born to William Frederick Waldegrave (deceased) and Frances Bastard (age 26). He was born posthumously.
On 14th October 1864 Ronald Henry Fulke Greville was born to Algernon Greville-Nugent 2nd Baron Greville (age 23) and Beatrice Violet Graham (age 22).
On 14th October 1865 George Keppel was born to William Keppel 7th Earl Albermarle (age 33) and Sophia Mary MacNab of Dundurn Castle (age 33) at East Sheen, Surrey.
On 14th October 1869 Hugh Gascoyne-Cecil 1st Baron Quickswood was born to Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess Salisbury (age 39) and Georgina Alderson Marchioness of Salisbury (age 42).
On 14th October 1879 Thomas John Clapperton was born to John William Clapperton at Galashiels, Roxburghshire.
On 14th October 1884 John Shelley 10th Baronet was born to John Shelley 9th Baronet (age 36).
On 14th October 1896 Alice Helleu was born to Paul César Helleu (age 36) and Alice Guérin (age 26).
On 14th October 1898 Ivor Charles Spencer-Churchill was born to Charles Richard John Spencer-Churchill 9th Duke of Marlborough (age 26) and Consuelo Vanderbilt Duchess of Marlborough (age 21). The Duke's secondd wife Gladys Deacon (age 17) apparently later implied that Ivor's father was Winthrop Rutherford (age 36); source unknown.
On 14th October 1903 Arthur Harold Clayton 11th Baronet was born to Harold Dudley Clayton 10th Baronet (age 26) and Leila Cecilia Clayton Lady Clayton (age 21).
On 14th October 1928 Randolph Stewart 13th Earl of Galloway was born to Randolph Stewart 12th Earl Galloway (age 35) and Philippa Fendall Wendell Countess of Galloway (age 23).
On 14th October 1950 Edward Lycett Green 6th Baronet was born to Richard Lycett Green (age 25).
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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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On 14th October 1616 Conyers Darcy 1st Earl Holderness (age 17) and Grace Rokeby (age 16) were married.
On 14th October 1641 Henry Grey 10th Earl Kent (age 46) and Mary Courtine Countess Kent were married. She by marriage Countess Kent. He the son of Anthony Grey 9th Earl Kent (age 84) and Magdelane Purefoy Countess Kent (age 69).
On 14th October 1777 William Fitzherbert 1st Baronet (age 29) and Sarah Perrin were married by which he inherited five Plantations. Four sugar plantations of Blue Mountain, Forest, Grange Hill and Vere and the coffee plantation of Retrieve Mountain.
On 14th October 1789 William Dolben 3rd Baronet (age 62) and Charlotte Affleck Lady Dolben were married. She by marriage Lady Dolben of Finedon in Northamptonshire. They were second cousins.
On 14th October 1868 George Henry Cornewall 5th Baronet (age 35) and Louisa Frances Bayley Lady Cornewall were married. The date appears to be the same date on which his unmarried older brother Velters Cornewall 4th Baronet (age 44) died and George Henry Cornewall 5th Baronet inherited the title?
On 14th October 1911 William Craven 5th Earl Craven (age 14) and Mary Williamina George Countess Craven were married. He the son of William Craven 4th Earl Craven (age 42) and Cornelia Martin Countess Craven (age 40).
On 14th October 1913 Francis Henley aka Eden 6th Baron Henley 4th Baron Northington (age 36) and Dorothy Howard Baroness Henley and Northington were married. She the daughter of George Howard 9th Earl Carlisle and Rosalind Frances Stanley Countess Carlisle (age 68).
On 14th October 1920 Christopher Vane 10th Baron Barnard (age 31) and Sylvia Mary Straker Baroness Barnard (age 22) were married at St Agatha's Church, Gilling West [Map]. She by marriage Baroness Barnard.
From the Darlington & Stockton Times of October 16, 1920:
"The weather was beautifully fine, with brilliant sunshine showing to advantage the autumn tints of the well wooded countryside," began the lengthy report. "Although difficult to access, Gilling was early a scene of activity with motor coaches, motor cars and other means of conveyance converging on the village in the rapid succession. The lengthy highway through the village was thronged with motor vehicles and the queue of cars was finally over half a mile in length."
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"The bride was charmingly attired in old parchment duchesse satin, skirt artistically draped, with corsage of softly blended chiffon, embroidered in fine diamanti," said the paper, recording every single sartorial detail. "The Court train was of white and gold brocade, weighted at hem and sides with bands of cloth of gold tissue, held in place by two handsome gold and diamanti ornaments…"
The D&S said how after the reception at the Grange, the couple motored to London and then honeymooned on their Shropshire estate.
"The bride's travelling dress was of Indian red crepe de chine, finely pleated skirt and long travelling coat of Indian red velour cloth trimmed with natural racoon," it said.
It then devoted thousands of words to a list of wedding presents. Suffice to say that the happy couple would never again go short of fish knives and cigar cases, cigar cutters and cigarette holders.
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On 14th October 1924 Randolph Stewart 12th Earl Galloway (age 31) and Philippa Fendall Wendell Countess of Galloway (age 19) were married. She by marriage Countess Galloway. He the son of Randolph Stewart 11th Earl Galloway and Amy Mary Pauline Cliffe Countess Galloway.
On 14th October 1960 William Waldorf Astor 3rd Viscount Astor (age 53) and Janet Bronwen Alun-Pugh Viscountess Astor (age 30) were married. She by marriage Viscountess Astor. The difference in their ages was 22 years.
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Janet Bronwen Alun-Pugh Viscountess Astor: On 6th June 1930 she was born. On 28th December 2017 she died.
On 14th October 1964 William Stanhope 11th Earl of Harrington (age 42) and Priscilla Margaret Cubitt Countess Harrington (age 23) were married. She by marriage Countess Harrington. He the son of Charles Stanhope 10th Earl of Harrington and Margaret Trelawney Seaton.
On 14th October 962 Gerloc aka Adela Normandy Duchess Aquitaine (age 50) died.
On 14th October 1066 the Norman army led by King William "Conqueror" I of England (age 38) defeated the English army of King Harold II of England (age 44) at the 14th October 1066 Battle of Hastings fought at Senlac Hill Hastings. Aimery Thouars (age 42), Ralph de Gael 2nd Earl East Anglia (age 24), Eustace Flanders II Count Boulogne (age 51), William Fitzosbern 1st Earl Hereford (age 46), Geoffrey Chateaudun II Count Mortain III Count Perche, William Warenne 1st Earl of Surrey, Raoul Tosny, Robert Beaumont 1st Earl of Leicester Count Meulan (age 26), Hugh Grandesmil (age 34), Roger "The Great" Montgomery 1st Earl of Shrewsbury (possibly), Robert Mortain Count Mortain 1st Earl Cornwall (age 35) and Bishop Odo of Bayeux fought for William.
King Harold II of England was killed. Earl Wessex, Earl Hereford extinct.
Leofwine Godwinson 2nd Earl Kent (age 31) was killed. Earl Kent extinct.
His brothers Gyrth Godwinson Earl East Anglia (age 34) and Engenulphe Aigle (age 56) were killed.
On 14th October 1152 Ralph I Capet I Count Vermandois died.
On 14th October 1153 Archbishop Henry Murdac died at Beverley [Map]. He was buried at York Minster [Map].
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The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall describes the reigns of Kings Henry II, Richard I, John and Henry III, providing a wealth of information about their lives and the events of the time. Ralph's work is detailed, comprehensive and objective. We have augmented Ralph's text with extracts from other contemporary chroniclers to enrich the reader's experience. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 14th October 1217 Isabella Fitzrobert 3rd Countess Gloucester and Essex (age 44) died.
On 14th October 1355 John Lisle 2nd Baron Lisle (age 37) died. His son Robert (age 19) succeeded 3rd Baron Lisle of Rougemont.
On 14th October 1558 James Fitzgerald 13th Earl Desmond died.
On 14th October 1559 John Williams 1st Baron Williams (age 59) died at Ludlow Castle [Map]. He was buried at St Mary the Virgin Church, Thame. Isabel Williams (age 37) inherited Thame, Oxfordshire. His son Francis succeeded 2nd Baron Williams of Thame although he died four months later at which time the Barony became extinct. Some sources don't mention Francis William 2nd Baron Thame regarding the Barony as extinct following the death of John Williams 1st Baron Williams.
On 14th October 1593 Arthur Grey 14th Baron Grey of Wilton (age 57) died. He was buried at Whaddon, Buckinghamshire. His son Thomas (age 17) succeeded 15th Baron Grey of Wilton.
On 14th October 1597 Thomas Burgh 9th Baron Cobham 7th Baron Strabolgi 3rd Baron Burgh (age 39) died at Newry, County Down. His son Robert (age 3) succeeded 10th Baron Cobham, 8th Baron Strabolgi, 4th Baron Burgh.
On 14th October 1617 Henry Willoughby 4th Baron Willoughby of Parham died. His brother Francis succeeded 5th Baron Willoughby Parham.
On 14th October 1618 Gervase Clifton 1st Baron Clifton (age 48) stabbed himself to death in the Fleet Prison [Map]. His daughter Katherine (age 26) succeeded 2nd Baroness Clifton of Leighton Bromswold in Huntingdonshire. According to a letter from Reverend Thomas Lorkin the date was the 5th of October and the location "at his lodgings in Holborn" - see Letter.
On 14th October 1631 Sophie Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark (age 74) died.
On 14th October 1632 Francis Lorraine II Duke Lorraine (age 60) died. His son Charles (age 28) succeeded II Duke Lorraine. Nicole Lorraine Duchess Lorraine (age 24) by marriage Duchess Lorraine.
On 14th October 1638 Anne Finch Lady Twysden (age 64) died.
On 14th October 1666 Bishop John Warner (age 85) died. Monument in Rochester Cathedral [Map].
Bishop John Warner: On or before 17th September 1581 he was born. He was baptised at St Clement Danes on 17th September 1586. On 13th November 1637 Bishop John Warner was elected Bishop of Rochester. On 14th January 1638 Bishop John Warner was consecrated Bishop of Rochester. Samuel Pepys' Diary. 4th October 1660. This morning I was busy looking over papers at the office all alone, and being visited by Lieut. Lambert of the Charles (to whom I was formerly much beholden), I took him along with me to a little alehouse hard by our office, whither my cozen Thomas Pepys the turner had sent for me to show me two gentlemen that had a great desire to be known to me, one his name is Pepys, of our family, but one that I never heard of before, and the other a younger son of Sir Tho. Bendishes, and so we all called cozens. After sitting awhile and drinking, my two new cozens, myself, and Lieut. Lambert went by water to Whitehall, and from thence I and Lieut. Lambert to Westminster Abbey, where we saw Dr. Frewen translated to the Archbishoprick of York. Here I saw the Bishops of Winchester, Bangor, Rochester, Bath and Wells, and Salisbury, all in their habits, in King Henry Seventh's chappell [Map]. But, Lord! at their going out, how people did most of them look upon them as strange creatures, and few with any kind of love or respect.
On 14th October 1669 Thomas Barnardiston 1st Baronet (age 51) died. His son Thomas (age 23) succeeded 2nd Baronet Barnardiston of Ketton in Suffolk.
On 14th October 1670 Humble Ward 1st Baron Ward of Birmingham Baron Dudley (age 56) died. His son Edward (age 39) succeeded 2nd Baron Ward of Birmingham.
On 14th October 1675 Jemima Waldegrave Baroness Crew (age 73) died.
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On 14th October 1688 Joachim von Sandrart (age 82) died.
On 14th October 1690 Richard Power 1st Earl Tyrone (age 60) died in the Tower of London [Map]. His son John (age 25) succeeded 2nd Earl Tyrone.
On 14th October 1705 Thomas Tyrrell 4th and 3rd Baronet (age 72) died. His son Henry (age 35) succeeded 5th Baronet Tyrrell of Thornton in Buckinghamshire, 4th Baronet Tyrrell of Thornton in Buckinghamshire.
On 14th October 1745 David Erskine 9th Earl Buchan (age 73) died. He died intestate and his estate was administered to a creditor on 12 December 1745. His son Henry (age 35) succeeded 10th Earl Buchan.
On 14th October 1767 John Aubrey 4th Baronet died. His brother Thomas (age 59) succeeded 5th Baronet Aubrey of Llantrithyd in Glamorganshire.
On 14th October 1788 William Courtenay 8th Earl Devon (age 45) died. His son William (age 20) de jure 9th Earl Devon, 3rd Viscount Courtenay.
On 14th October 1794 Thomas Clavering 7th Baronet (age 75) died. His nephew Thomas (age 23) succeeded 8th Baronet Clavering of Axwell in County Durham.
On 14th October 1805 Rowland Winn 6th Baronet (age 30) died unmarried. His second cousin once removed Edmund (age 43) succeeded 7th Baronet Winn of Nostel in Yorkshire. Nostell Priory, Wakefield [Map] was inherited by his nephew John Williamson aka Winn (age 12), son of Rowland's sister Esther Winn (age 37). All of Esther's children changed their surname to Winn.
On 14th October 1827 Frederick North 5th Earl Guildford (age 61) died unmarried. His half first cousin Francis (age 54) succeeded 6th Earl Guildford, 8th Baron Guildford.
On 14th October 1827 Charles Stewart 7th Earl Traquair (age 83) died. His son Charles (age 46) succeeded 8th Earl Traquair, 14th Lord Traquair.
On 14th October 1868 Velters Cornewall 4th Baronet (age 44) died unmarried. His brother George (age 35) succeeded 5th Baronet Amyand aka Cornewall of Moccas Court in Herefordshire. Louisa Frances Bayley Lady Cornewall by marriage Lady Amyand aka Cornewall of Moccas Court in Herefordshire.
On 14th October 1891 Louisa Elizabeth Horsley Beresford Marchioness Ailesbury (age 77) died.
On 14th October 1919 Hugh Gough 3rd Viscount Gough (age 70) died. His son Hugh (age 27) succeeded 4th Viscount Gough of Goojerat in the Punjab and of the City of Limerick, 4th Baron Gough of Chin-Kang-Foo in China and of Maharajpore and the Sutlej in the East Indies, 4th Baronet Gough of Synone and Drangan in County Tipperary.
On 14th October 1931 Lieutenant-Colonel Harry St Lo Malet 7th Baronet (age 58) died. His son Edward (age 22) succeeded 8th Baronet Malet of Wilbury in Wiltshire.
On 14th October 1959 Thomas Cospatric Hamilton-Spencer-Smith 6th Baronet (age 41) died. Probably suicide by posioning. His son John (age 12) succeeded 7th Baronet Hamilton-Spencer-Smith of Tring Park in Hertfordshire.
On 14th October 1966 Hugh Edward Joicey 3rd Baron (age 85) died. His son Michael (age 41) succeeded 4th Baron Joicey of Chester le Street in County Durham and 4th Baronet Joicey of Longhurst and Ulgham in Northumberland. Elisabeth Marion Leslie-Melville Baroness Joicey (age 38) by marriage Baroness Joicey of Chester le Street in County Durham.
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On 14th October 2004 Conrad Russell 5th Earl Russell (age 67) died. His son Nicholas (age 36) succeeded 6th Earl Russell of Kingston Russell in Dorset.
On 14th October 2004 FitzWalter Brook Plumptre 21st Baron FitzWalter (age 90) died. His son Julian (age 52) succeeded 22nd Baron Fitzwalter.
On 14th October 2009 John Roger Wilmot Onslow 8th Baronet (age 77) died. His son Richard (age 51) succeeded 9th Baronet Onslow of Althain.